escargot

\ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo\

/\ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo\/ noun

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The verdict

“escargot” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,312
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom générique donné aux mollusques possédant une coquille, particulièrement ceux de la classe des gastéropodes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-escargot · escargot · French

escargot · rank #21,312 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,312
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH errant

Nearest frequency peer: errant (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « escargot »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « escargot » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escargot vs escargots
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escargot
PropertyValue
Headwordescargot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,312
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « escargot »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).escargotse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « errant » (#21,311), « essaierai » (#21,313), « envisagées » (#21,310). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « escargot » est au #21,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around escargot (IPA \ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,312 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for escargot, with forms such as "ecsargot", "esacrgot", and "escagrot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "escargots", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is escargot, spelled E-S-C-A-R-G-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom générique donné aux mollusques possédant une coquille, particulièrement ceux de la classe des gastéropodes.
  2. 2
    Mets préparé avec cet animal, surtout l’escargot de Bourgogne.
  3. 3
    Quelqu’un de lent.
  4. 4
    Spirale, colimaçon.
  5. 5
    Pain aux raisins en forme d’escargot.
  6. 6
    Terme utilisé pour se moquer des personnes transgenres ou non-binaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how escargot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mon oncle avait une longue canne, terminée par une brochette de fer, au moyen de laquelle il enfilait les limaces et les escargots, mangeurs de salades.
  2. Il restait des jardinières envahies de plantes poilues […]. Un pulvérisateur de désherbant pas catholique du tout. Et un escargot qui bavait trop rampait sur un gant perdu au milieu de tout ça.

Synonyms

bête à corneslimaçoncolimaçonlumacagouilleschneckchnèqueschnèque

This word in other languages

snail(English)caracol(Español)Schnecke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsargot
  • esacrgot
  • escagrot
  • escarggot
  • escargott
  • escargto
  • escarogt
  • escarrgot
  • esccargot
  • escragot
  • esscargot
  • secargot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escargot - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecsargot2esacrgot2escagrot2escarggot1escargott1escargto2escarogt2escarrgot1
Edit distance from "escargot"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escargot"?
"escargot" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-G-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo\.
What does "escargot" mean?
As a noun, "escargot" means: Nom générique donné aux mollusques possédant une coquille, particulièrement ceux de la classe des gastéropodes.
What words are commonly confused with "escargot"?
"escargot" is commonly confused with "escargots". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escargot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escargot" is \ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escargot" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "escargot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

euphorie#21,314filature#21,320emballer#21,303déployée#21,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

déplaire12 variantsglobales12 variantsdécolleté12 variantsdiscorde12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list